Swans awake at WWT Welney Wetland Centre

Wildlife & Nature Event, from 16 Feb 2019

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Swans awake

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Join our warden before dawn to watch the stunning sight of thousands of swans waking up on the wetlands.

Each winter thousands of Bewick's and whooper swans make their winter migration to the UK, to escape colder countries. Bewick's are the smallest and rarest of the three swan species in the UK. Being much more timid than the larger whooper swans they tend to stay away from the swan feeds, so venturing out early gives you the best chance to see them.

The haunting landscape of the Fens fills with the sound of swans calling to one another, their large feet slapping the water as they take off and their wing beats as they pass over head.

During the event access is given to the wildflife photography hide. Towards the end of the event the birds on the main lagoon are given their breakfast and then you return to the visitor centre for your breakfast.

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Directions

By Road:WWT Welney Wetland Centre is 12 miles north of Ely, 26 miles north of Cambridge and 33 miles east of Peterborough. It is 2 miles south of Welney village - turning off the A1101 at the New Bedford Suspension Bridge, signed Ten Mile Bank. Occasionally the A1101 is flooded between Welney village and the Suspension Bridge - and is closed to cars. Under such circumstances, access to WWT Welney Wetland Centre is always possible from Ely or Downham Market, off the A10.